Tag Archives: horror

Now that I’ve presumptuously declared the days of the terrifying vampire long gone, I think it’s fair to ask, “Okay, smart guy. What are good vampire stories?” I’m glad you asked. A classic, truly scary vampire story must contain more … Continue reading →

I was once a big fan of vampires. As a child growing up in the late 1970s and 1980s, I begged my parents to let me watch anything on TV that had a vampire in it. This included the well-known … Continue reading →

Some of you may have noticed my absence from the blogging world over the past two months. Of course you did. You’ve just forgotten. Over the autumn months, I was quite prolific. I have five short stories that I really … Continue reading →

I’m happy to report that my recent work in progress, the horror short story In Vampire Ligno, has been completed, and has survived my first round of edits. I’ve now handed the roughly 15,500 word story over to my first … Continue reading →

As I move to finish my latest short story, I thought I’d share with you the last time I ventured into the world of vampires. You’ll notice that I’m not on board with living dead as they are seemingly portrayed … Continue reading →

An excerpt from my apocalyptic horror short story The Perishing Land. You can download the entire story for free from Smashwords. Enjoy! The Perishing Land, by W.E. Linde Jon watched as his father Yosi hurried to finish the boat … Continue reading →

If you have any inclination toward horror or classic authors, you’ve probably at least heard snippets of H.P. Lovecraft’s literary legacy. Strange words like Cthulhu and the Necronomicon have worked their way into a horror subculture that has endured for … Continue reading →

Life has been crazy busy around here over the past two weeks, so I wanted to let you know what was going on around here, writing wise. First, I’ve finished another round of edits of my first manuscript, Chasing After … Continue reading →

I’m roughly halfway through reading the Complete Works of H.P. Lovecraft. So far, I am completely in awe at this body of work. But this isn’t a book review…that will come later. This something a little less serious. One of … Continue reading →

A few days ago I was rifling through my Nook library. On a whim, I decided to open up The Perishing Land, my apocalyptic horror story that I offer for free on Smashwords. It took all of a second, on … Continue reading →